Tie rack



Aug. 9, 1932.

H. H. A. HULSEBERG TIE RACK Filed June 10, 1929 HER/"IAN HA.

IN VEN TOR.

A T TORNEX Patented Aug. 9, ll932 rsiaua Ham/[An n. A. nULsnBERcT;orionioneo,,ILLINoIs TIE RACK Application ffiled June "10,

This invention relates in general to supports and more particularly to tie supports.

One object of this invention is the construction and assembly of a tie support which will positively retain the ties thereon, although a tie may be removed therefrom without dislodging or di-sarranging the remaining ties carried by the rack. p

Another object of this invention is theproduotion of a simple supporting frame having a number of open hooks mounted thereon, whereby ties may be readily placed upon or removed from the tie rack.

Another object of this invention isthe construction and assembly of the tie rack in such manner that the frame thereof may be secured in a perpendicular or a horizontal plane, as the occasion may require, while the hooks will depend beneath the frame in either instance.

Another object of this invent-ion is the production of a tie rack which, while possessed of the foregoing objects, is formed of a minimum number of parts and may therefore be very cheaply constructed.

W'ith the foregoing and other objects in ,yiew, this invention consists of certain novel and useful parts, arrangements and combinations, as will be more rully described hereinafter and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a tie rack, showingmy new invention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the tie rack illustrated in Fig. 1

Fig. 3 is perspective view of a slightly modified form of tie rack, a number of the hooks being removed;

Fig. a is a transverse sectional view through the tie rack illustrated in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view of still an other form of the frame; and

Fig. 6 is another diagrammatic view of another modification of the frame.

Referring more specifically to the drawing, in which like reference numerals indicate like parts in the several views, 10 indicates the frame of the tie rack. This frame 10 is preferahly formed from a suitable strip of metal and consists of an elongated body portion 11 1929; Serial no. 369,673.

rsJENTOFF E" g having converging arms 12 extending upwardly or rearwardly, depending upon the position of the frame, from the end portions of the body portion 11. The arms 12 terminate in offset .flat ears 13, through which are formed the apertures 14, whereby suitable securing; means may be passed for :fixe'dly mounting the tie rack upon. a suitable support, r I

The body portion 11 of. the'frame 10 has a number of hook-receiving;openings 15 formed therein, through which the loop-like eyes 16 ofthe hooks 17 extend, asillustrated in Fig; 2. Each hook is preferablyformed from a strip of metal or wire and consists of an upper leg 18 and a lower leg 20,'which are con.- nected together by the web 19, thus forming a substantiallyU-shaped open" loo-p. It will be noted that the leg 20 is considerably longer than the upper. leg 18and for this reason. will protrude beyond the front of frame '10, thus allowing ready access tothe hooks, to permit the placing of ties thereon or the removal of ties therefrom.' 1

' The loosemounting of raine, as has just been described, permits the frame 10 to be secured under a shelf, at which time the frame will extend in a perpendicular plane, or the frame may be secured upon the face of wall, door or back.-board,,at which time the frame will be extending in a hori zontal plane- The frame-10 maybe fastened on its support by any suitable means, not I being deemed necessary to be herein illustrated. It is apparent that" owing to the loose manner of mounting the hooks upon the frame that regardless of the manner in which the frame extends when the frame 10 is mounted upon its support, the hooks will depend below the frame so that each U-shaped loop will extend in a horizontal plane under all conditions; Therefore, the hooks will always be in-proper positions to support ties placed thereonland'without allowing the ties to be dislodged or drop therefrom. Since the long leg 20 protrudes beyond a perpendicularplane extending across the front of the frame 10, ties may be readily slipped upon. the hook or; be removed 1 therefrom. The construction of the hooksgivesthem a the hooks upon the ion ' causing them to properly support the ties support.

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In Figs. 3 and 4 a slightly modified frame is provided for the tie grack. This frame comprises an elongated body 22 and the arms 23 extend rearwardly fromthe body 22 and convergetoward each'other and terminate in the fiat ears 24. The ears are provided in order that suitable securing means may be engaged therewith for mounting the tie rackupon a suitable support. The body 22 has a number of notches 25 formed in the side edges thereof. These notches are formed in: pairs and the notches ofieach pair are in alignment witheach other and. in a: plane extending transversely across-the body 22.

When this frame'21 is vusedsthe eyes-16 of thehooks l'Z'are snapped over the body 22 to fit within the notclies '25; The-hooks willthus be held'from sliding along the body 22 and will be held from disengaging thebody, but they.-. are mounted .so as: to depend below the frame and operate in'exactly the same manner theyfdo; when mounted upon the frame 10, this mode of operation being set" forth hereinabove and not being deemed necessary to be againrepeated.

In Fig; 5 another modification of the frame, 10 is-shown diagrammatically; I This form ofthe frame has the usual'body 11 a'nd the arms formed from a blank strip of comparatively narrowmaterial having'the ends thereof on lnwardly to constitute inwardly converging arms and a fiat transversely extending body,

the arms and body all extending substantially in the same plane, said arms terminating-inofi'set fiat ears extending toward each .Otherand projecting substantially parallel tothe body portion and adapted to-receive means for securing the arms firmly in en'- gagement with a support at a point intermediate the endsofsaid body, the body portion being provided with a plurality of spaced eye receiving portions and tie sup-- porting hooks engaging said eye receiving portions. v V

Intestimony whereof I- hereunto affix my signature.

HERMAN HULSEBERG.

12 extend from the end portions ofthis body 11. In this instance, however,-the arms extend atright'angles'to the body and parallel. to each other. The arms 12' terminate in the usual ears 13, these ears I3 extending at right angles to the armsl2 and toward' each other and. parallel. to the body 11". i This frame may be mounted upon asupport in the same manner in which the frame 10 is 'mounted upon a support. a

and in the opposite directions with-respect to The cars 13" are in a plane-extending parallel to the body 11=' whereby the frame may bemounted upon a support and the body "will be properly spaced from the A above set forth, the frames shown in Figs. 5 and 6 are illustrated.diagrammati cally and it is not deemed necessary to illustrate the hooksmounted thereon.

While I' have specifically illustratedand described certain modifications of: my tie rack, I do not wish to limit the construction of my-invention to these specific rnodifica ears 13" extend outwardly from the a'rm s 12" tions, since changes may properly be made in 1 any particular without departing from the spirit of the" invention, as len'g as such roe 

